Albert Edward Lambert
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Albert Edward Lambert was an architect based in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

.

Family

He was born in Manton
Manton, Rutland
Manton is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated southwest of Rutland Water.The village had a railway station, Manton Junction, situated to the south of the village. It closed in the 1960s and the station buildings are now used as a factory...

 in Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....

 in 1869. He was the son of John Lambert and Louisa. By 1871 the family had moved to Draycott
Draycott, Derbyshire
Draycott is a village in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England. It lies around 6 miles east of Derby and 3 miles south-west of Long Eaton. Draycott is part of the civil parish of Draycott and Church Wilne. The meandering course of the River Derwent forms the southwestern boundary of the...

 in Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

 and in 1881 the family were living at the Grocers Shop & Cottage, Wetheral, Cumberland, England.

In the 1891 census., he was living at 7 Wilfred Street in Derby, with his mother Louisa, and brother George. Albert's profession is given as Architect's assistant.

In 1895 he was living at 6 Norfolk Street, Derby. He married Annie Elizabeth Robinson, daughter of Michael H Robinson (butcher and farmer) and Ann, at the end of 1897.

In 1901 he was living at 8 Douglas Road, Nottingham and he subsequently lived on Richmond Drive and then Woodland Drive in Mapperley Park in Nottingham until around 1929 and then moved to 205 Derby Road, Nottingham shortly before his death.

In 1911, he was living at Hillcrest, Warwick Road, Nottingham, his daughter Jessie Kathleen was born in on 18/04/1901. (1911 UK Census)

Career

By 1901 and until at least 1926 he had offices first at 22 and later at 28 Park Row, Nottingham.

He was a Member of the Society of Architects in 1911, Fellow in 1924 and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...

 in 1925.

Buildings

  • Victoria Station, Nottingham
    Nottingham Victoria railway station
    Nottingham Victoria railway station was a Great Central Railway and Great Northern Railway railway station in Nottingham, England. It was designed by the architect Albert Edward Lambert....

    . 1900. Demolished 1966.
  • Wesleyan Church, St. Anns Well Road, Nottingham. 1902-03. Demolished ca. 1955. (Rebuilt as King's Hall Methodist Church)
  • Nottingham Midland Station 1904.
  • Heckington
    Heckington
    Heckington is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies between Sleaford and Swineshead Bridge, south of the A17 road. Heckington, with 1491 households, is one of the largest villages in Lincolnshire.-History:...

     Methodist Church 1904
  • Offices, 14-16 George Street, Nottingham. 1904.
  • Castle Donnington Methodist Church, 1905.
  • Albert Hall, Nottingham
    Albert Hall, Nottingham
    The Albert Hall, Nottingham, is a City Centre Conference and Concert venue, situated in Nottingham, England.-History:The original Albert Hall was started in 1873 as a Nottingham Temperance Hall. Watson Fothergill, a local architect won the commission. On completion the building cost around £15,000 ,...

     1907.
  • Worksop
    Worksop
    Worksop is the largest town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. It is about east-south-east of the City of Sheffield and its population is estimated to be 39,800...

     Flour Mill, 1907
  • Metheringham
    Metheringham
    Metheringham is a medium sized village in Lincolnshire approximately ten miles south of the English city of Lincoln...

     Methodist Church 1907
  • Swineshead
    Swineshead, Lincolnshire
    Not to be confused with Swineshead, BedfordshireSwineshead is a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, around miles west of the town of Boston...

     Methodist Church 1907. Now demolished.
  • Crumpsall Methodist Church, Oak Road, Collyhurst, Manchester. 1909.
  • Welbeck Dining Rooms, West Bridgford
    West Bridgford
    West Bridgford is a town in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies immediately south of the city of Nottingham, delimited by the River Trent; this proximity means that it forms a continuous urban area with Nottingham, effectively makes West Bridgford a suburb of the city, and...

    , Nottingham. 1909.
  • Aspinal Centenary (Wesleyan Methodist) Chapel, Reddish Lane, Gorton
    Gorton
    Gorton is an area of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is located to the southeast of Manchester city centre. Neighbouring areas include Longsight and Levenshulme....

    , Manchester
    Manchester
    Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

    . 1910. Demolished 1972.
  • Winchmore Hill
    Winchmore Hill
    Winchmore Hill is a district in the Borough of Enfield, North London, in the N21 postal district.- Location :With the Winchmore Hill conservation area as a focal point, Winchmore Hill is a ward of Enfield borough, bounded on the east by Green Lanes , Barrowell Green, Firs Lane and Fords Grove, and...

     Methodist Church, Green Lanes, Enfield
    London Borough of Enfield
    The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest...

    , London
    London
    London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

    . 1912
  • Soapworks Nottingham
    Nottingham
    Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

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